“Feel everything around you,” Kain said calmly. “To sense Myst is to awaken a new sense that you have never experienced before. Expand your perception as much as you can.” Following Kain’s instruction, Ketal extended his senses.0

“Feel the sensation of the passing wind,” Kain instructed. 0

Ketal began to sense the strength and angle of the wind. How it collided with his body, how its trajectory shifted and flowed around him—he noticed it all. The wind brushing against his arms was slightly stronger than elsewhere. He perceived every subtle fluctuation in the gentle breeze. 0

“Feel the texture of the earth,” Kain instructed again.0

The floor of the training ground beneath him, pressing against his legs and hips, carried the roughness of countless grains of sand. Ketal discerned the shape of each individual grain.0

“And sense it—sense the distinct feeling hidden within.”0

Ketal pushed his senses further outward. An immeasurable flood of information rushed into Ketal’s awareness. 0

Kain, observing this, frowned slightly. 0

“Hm?” Kain instinctively stepped back. For a brief moment, he felt as though his entire body had been scanned. He quickly understood why. Is this… just from expanding his senses?0

Kain was stunned. Ketal hadn’t used Myst to enhance his perception—he had simply expanded his natural senses. Yet, even that was enough to produce...1